Tag: stateimpact

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Posted on September 2, 2014 · On this special edition of Houston Matters, we offer our first annual “newcomers guide to Houston.” Whether you’re new to town, or just want a refresher on the basics of life in H-town, this will be a must listen. We’ll cover absolutely as much territory as we can in an hour, presenting the lowdown on everything you need […]

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Posted on August 6, 2014 · The Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday held a public hearing in Galena Park, where residents called for the federal agency to adopt stricter emissions standards for oil refineries, in order to reduce exposure to benzene, a cancer-causing chemical. The meeting was the second and final public hearing over the new rules, which would require oil refineries […]

StateImpact

Posted on February 12, 2014 · Drilling for oil and gas has surged in Texas and several other states in recent years. So has concern over the environmental impact. One drilling technique that's widespread, but not as well known outside the industry is "acidizing."

StateImpact

Posted on February 6, 2014 · Millions of dollars may be headed to Texas to make amends for damage caused along the coast by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf. But now, a Texas state agency says it may try to charge fees when money is used to restore the delicate wetlands and other habitats. That has some people upset.

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Posted on January 29, 2014 · You might not have heard about ERCOT — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas — but it affects your life, whether you’re aware of it or not. The agencyÂ manages electric flow for 23 million Texans — someÂ 85 percent of the state’s electric load.Â Dave Fehling, KUHF’s StateImpact Reporter for energy and the environment, stops by to […]

StateImpact

Posted on January 29, 2014 · It's been almost four years since the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico where eleven rig workers died. Millions of gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf's waters and delicate wetlands. In an effort to make things right, the rig-operator — the oil giant BP — has been doling out billions of dollars.

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Posted on January 22, 2014 · The southern leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline is scheduled to open for business today. As Mose Buchele reports for StateImpact Texas, landowners who have long opposed the project are vowing to continue their fight.

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Posted on January 22, 2014 · It's not as bad as it used to be, but the two biggest metropolitan regions of Texas — Dallas and Houston — continue to have air pollution which violates federal standards for ozone. But in an effort to reduce it, scientists are finding it's not easy to determine exactly where ozone originates and where it drifts. StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling talked with scientists working on the latest research, including an ozone mystery in one tiny town.

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Posted on January 15, 2014 · In the past decade in Texas, pipeline accidents have killed and injured people and caused millions of dollars in property damage. According to federal government, about 11-percent of those accidents were caused by construction crews. They hit pipelines as they're digging with bulldozers or back-hoes. StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling has been looking at one measure that's supposed to prevent such accidents — the "Call Before You Dig" program.

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Posted on January 8, 2014 · Texas and California have a couple things in common: big sea ports and pollution. And it's those similarities that are becoming important as a change is about to take place in how foreign cargo is shipped into the United States. StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling explains why some Texans are looking closely at what happened years ago in Los Angeles.